| 单词 | odd |
| 释义 | Word family noun oddity adjective odd adverb oddly odd /ɒd $ ɑːd/ ●●● S1 W3 AWL adjective (comparative odder, superlative oddest) 1 strange 古怪的STRANGE different from what is normal or expected, especially in a way that you disapprove of or cannot understand 奇特的，异常的，古怪的 It was an odd thing to say. 这话说得很奇怪。 an odd way to behave 古怪的行为 They’re an odd couple. 他们是古怪的一对。 There was something odd about him. 他这人有些奇怪。 What she did was unforgivable, but the odd thing was he didn’t seem to mind. 她的所作所为是不可原谅的，但奇怪的是他好像并不在意。 She was holding an extremely odd-looking weapon. 她手持一件非常奇特的武器。it is/seems odd (that) It seemed odd that he wanted a picture of me. 他想要一张我的照片，这似乎有点奇怪。► see thesaurus at strange2 the odd occasion/day/moment/drink etc especially British EnglishSOMETIMES a few occasions, days etc that happen at various times but not often and not regularly 偶尔的场合/日子/时刻/饮酒等 SYN occasional Lack of sleep doesn’t matter on the odd occasion. 偶尔睡眠不足没什么关系。 I take the odd day off work. 我偶尔请假不上班。 I like the odd glass of wine with my dinner. 我喜欢晚餐时偶尔喝杯葡萄酒。 Jo smokes the odd cigarette. 乔偶尔吸一支烟。3 various 各种各样的 [only before noun]VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS not specially chosen or collected 非特意挑选[收集]的 Any odd scrap of paper will do. 随便拿一张纸片都行。4 not in a pair/set 不成对/不成套 [only before noun]GROUP OF THINGS separated from a pair or set 〔一双或一套中〕单只的，不成对的 an odd shoe 单只鞋odd socks/gloves etc (=not a matching pair of socks etc) 不配对的短袜/手套等 He was wearing odd socks. 他穿了两只不配对的短袜。5. odd number HMNa number that cannot be divided exactly by two, for example 1,3, 5,7 etc 奇数，单数 OPP even number6 20-odd/30-odd etc spokenAPPROXIMATELY a little more than 20 etc 20多一点/30多一点等 I have another 20-odd years to work before I retire. 我还要工作20多年才退休。7 the odd man/one out British English someone or something that is different from the rest of the group or not included in it 与众不同的人/一个 Which shape is the odd one out? 哪个形状与其他的不同？ I was always the odd one out at school. 在学校里我总是跟同学格格不入。 —oddness noun [uncountable] → oddlyExamples from the Corpusodd• Apparently the odd arrangement was uninteresting to a teenager.• Reynolds was an odd choice to host the show.• an odd combination• Spurred by some odd impulse, he threw the trowel as far as he could.• One carried his dark jacket in an odd kind of bundle under one arm.• There was an odd kind of silence.• I started out as a gofer, running errands for him and doing odd little jobs.• Timber? That's kind of an odd name for a kid.• He was the odd one out in a gifted family.• an odd sock• She looked more odd than ever and her movements were beginning to stiffen.it is/seems odd (that)• I just think it is odd at 17 to spend all your time with one person.• In the circumstances, it seems odd that Hrabal's importance to cinema has been severely under-rated.• Bale is excellent, and it is odd to think how close Leonardo DiCaprio came to being monumentally miscast in the part.odd socks/gloves etc• On his feet were a pair of odd socks that were holed at the toes.• For dumped along with several worn and odd socks was £500 he had hidden in the foot of one pair!Origin odd (1300-1400) Old Norse oddi “point of land, triangle, odd number”odd adjectiveChinese from different or Corpus what normal especially expected, is |
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